Franchise opportunities compared

    Kiddie Academy vs you

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Kiddie Academy

    $70,000 – $8,530,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    you

    $780,799 – $22,373,196

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Kiddie Academy

    $150,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    you

    $60,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    Royalty · Item 6

    Kiddie Academy

    7%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    you

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Before you compare

    • Kiddie Academy figures come from its 2026 FDD and you figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Kiddie Academy and you disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Kiddie Academy: 6, you: 33). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Kiddie Academy

    $70,000 – $8,530,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    you

    $780,799 – $22,373,196
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Kiddie Academy

    $150,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    you

    $60,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Kiddie Academy

    7%
    Royalty fee: 7% of Gross Revenues
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    you

    7%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Kiddie Academy

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    you

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Kiddie Academy

    728
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 87

    you

    417
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Kiddie Academy

    +422
    Calculated: 306 at end of 2022 → 728 at end of 2025

    you

    +78
    Calculated: 339 at end of 2022 → 417 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Kiddie Academy

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    you

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Kiddie Academy

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    you

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Kiddie Academy

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    you

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Kiddie Academy
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2025 Mature Academies: academies open 24 months or more as of the end of the 20…
    $534,330
    mean 2025 Mature Academies
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2025 Mature Academies in the Top Quarter measured by Gross Profit.
    $407,546
    median 2025 Mature Academies
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2025 Ramping Academies in the Top Quarter measured by Gross Profit.
    $232,361
    mean 2025 Ramping Academies
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 88
    +3 more groups in the full report
    you
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Mature franchised centers
    $2,163,703
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Mature corporate-owned centers
    43.8 percent
    other Percent of centers at or above average gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Intermediate franchised centers
    $1,861,522
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    +30 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Kiddie Academy vs you: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Kiddie Academy or you?
    Kiddie Academy: $70,000 – $8,530,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); you: $780,799 – $22,373,196 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Kiddie Academy. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Kiddie Academy and you royalties compare?
    Kiddie Academy: 7% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22); you: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Kiddie Academy or you?
    Kiddie Academy: 728 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 87); you: 417 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Kiddie Academy and you disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Kiddie Academy has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups; you has reviewed Item 19 figures for 33 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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